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H. EVERETT.

SIGN. APPLICATION FILED DIEU. 18, 1912.

' Patented Nov.4,1913.

HHIHIIH HARVY EVERETT, OF LEWSTON, IDAHO.

SIGN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4,1913.

Application led December 18, 1912. Serial No. 737,520.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that l, HARvY EVERETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lewiston, in the county of Nez Perce and State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signs, of which the following` is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates'to new and useful improvements in signs, and an object thereof is the provision of a sign comprising a supporting member and sign letters which may be easily and quickly attached to or detached from the supporting member` Another object of the invention is the provision of a sign comprising vertical standards having transversely extending wires connected thereto, the wires being arranged in pairs and sign letters having hooks connected thereto at their upper and lower ends, the hooks being adapt-ed for engagement with the transversely extending wires.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a sign comprising vertical standards and pairs of wires extending transversely between said standards, anc means connected to one wire of each pair whereby the wire may be loosened and tightened so that sign letters having hooks at their opposite ends may be secured to the transversely extending pairs of wires.

Vith these and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompany ing drawing, in which:

Figure l is a front elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of one end of one pair of the wires showing the standard in section. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 38 of Fig. l. Fig. t is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the position of the wire 6b when loosened in dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary end view of one of the standards showing one of the adjustable pins, and Fig. 6 is a sect-ion taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. l.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral l designates a base plate having vertical standards 2 secured thereto, the standards being maintained in upright position by suitable braces 3. The standards are formed with a vertical series of openings 4L, the openings being arranged in pairs and the upper opening of each pair being threaded as at 5. Transversely extending wires 6 are arranged between the standards 2, each of the wires being rigidly connected at one end to one of standards as at 7. The wires 6 are arranged in pairs, and the lower wires 6a of the pairs are rigidly secured to the other standard as at 8, andV the upper wire 6b of each pair has a threaded stein o-r pin 9 secured to its extremity, the pins 9 being adapted for adjustable engagement in the threaded openings 5. The letters 10 are formed on their upper and lower ends with inwardly extending hooks 1l which are adapted to engage one pair of wires 6 of the sign. It will be seen that when it is desired to attach the lette-rs t-o the supporting member of the sign, it is only necessary to turn t-he threaded pin or stem 9 of one pair of wires to loosen the wire 6b whereupon the hooks 11 may be engaged with the wires and the pin can be rotated to tighten the wire Gb whereupon the letter will be maintained in position.

From the above description taken in conneet-ion with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that I have provided. a sign in which the letters thereof are readily interchangeable, and one in which the letters may be quickly applied to or removed from the wires of the sign.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is A sign comprising a pair of supports, a pair of wires exten ing between said supports, one end of each of said wires being rigidly secured to one of said supports, one

of said Wires being rigidly secured at its opposite end to the other of said supports, seid other support being formed With a transversely extending threaded opening, a longitudinally extending threaded pin engaged in said opening and projecting beyond the opposite sides 0ic said support, the opposite end of the other of said Wires being secured to the inner end 0f' said .pin,.

said pin being adjustable in said opening to 19 HARVY EVERETT. l/Vitnesses i C. A. M. BOLES, H. H. BooKrUs.

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